Loving couples offer each other permission even when permission is not required:
- Permission to mourn losses both great and small.
The loving partner says, “I will not diminish your grief or try to talk you out of it or hurry you through it.”
- Permission to have all the friends needed, both male and female.
The loving partner says, “I will not determine your friendship circle any more than I would expect you to determine mine.”
- Permission to be with family as much or as little as is desired.
The loving partner says, “I will not get in the way of pre-existing relationships and will honor the people you loved before you loved me.”
- Permission to dress in any manner desired that is both pleasing and is comfortable.
The loving partner says, “I will not presume anything about your choice of clothing except that you must find it both pleasing and comfortable otherwise you would not wear it.”
- Permission to speak your truth even if it doesn’t match with my experience.
The loving partner says, “We all have our own filters through which we see the world and I am not going to tamper with yours.”
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